Resolution 2573
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RESOLUTION OF THE
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
REQUESTING THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
TO TAKE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
AND AMENDMENT TO THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
RESOLUTION NO. 2573
WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District desires to
initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government
Reorganization Act of 1985, commencing with section 56000 of the
California Government Code, for the annexation of territory; and
WHER~S, it is the policy of the STPUD that facilities
constructed for the benefit of STPUD residents should, whenever
practical, be located within the boundaries of STPUD; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the STPUD that areas serviced by
STPUD should, whenever practical, be located within the boundaries
of the STPUD; and
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California (in
Sections 18055 of the Public utilities Code, and 66951 of the
Government Code inter alia) has made findings and declared the
special facts exist with respect to the Public utility Districts in
the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
WHEREAS, the STPUD has been providing services to and had
facilities located in areas outside of the official boundaries of
the STPUD but within the boundaries of the U.S. National Forests
administered by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the united
States Forest Service pursuant to the provisions of the California
Water Code, sections 13950, et seq., which regulate the handling
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and treatment of waste and effluent in the Lake Tahoe watershed;
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WHEREAS, the six-year drought in the Lake Tahoe Basin and
surrounding areas, as well as the natural conditions always present
in these areas, have created a serious potential for forest fire in
these areas; and
WHEREAS, the STPUD has the capability to provide some
additional fire-fighting aids for the more remote areas of the Lake
Tahoe Basin watershed by virtue of their Luther Pass/Indian Creek
Pipeline; and
WHEREAS, the STPUD has taken the responsiblity pursuant to
Water Code section 13950, et seq., to provide for waste dumping
from areas within the watershed of the Lake Tahoe Basin but not
currently within our district and not connected to our sewer
system; and
WHEREAS, the annexation of contiguous u.S. Forest Service land
under the management of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and
within the watershed of Lake Tahoe, will provide a better defined
delineation of the area serviced by STPUD as well as the areas in
which STPUD currently has facilities in place; and
WHEREAS, the annexation of such property to the STPUD will not
be growth-inducing and will not result in other environmental
effects in that the annexation is merely formalizing services
rendered and facility locations which are already in existence; and
WHEREAS, the project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 15320 of Title 14 of
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the California Administrative Regulations; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 56387 provides that if a
proposed change of organization involves territory in another
county, that the Local Agency Formation Commission of the principal
county shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the proposal; and
WHEREAS, the El Dorado County Local Agency Formation
Commission is the commission of the principal county as defined in
Government Code section 56066.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of
Directors of the South Tahoe Public utility District as follows:
1. This Resolution shall constitute a Resolution of
Application with the El Dorado County Local Agency Formation
Commission for the annexation of the property, described on the
attached Exhibit "A", to the South Tahoe Public utility District.
Legal counsel for the STPUD is hereby authorized to more clearly
define the legal boundaries of the proposed territory to be annexed
as is required upon further dealings with the u.S. Forest Service
and/or LAFCO.
2. The El Dorado County Local Agency Formation Commission is
hereby respectfully requested to process the proposed annexation of
the territory described on the attached Exhibit "A" to the STPUD
pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of
1985.
3. This Application for Annexation may also be considered a
concurrent Application for Amendment to the District's Sphere of
Influence, if such an amendment is considered necessary by the
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Local Agency Formation Commission.
4. Pursuant to Government Code section 56650 and following,
the following information is hereby provided:
(a) The nature of the proposal is to annex the property,
described on the attached Exhibit "A", to the South Tahoe Public
utility District.
(b) Descriptions of the proposed territory to be annexed
to the STPUD are attached hereto respectively as Exhibit "A".
(c) The individuals on behalf of the STPUD to receive
notice regarding the above Applications are:
(1) Mr. Robert Baer, general manager, South Tahoe
Public utility District, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe
California, 96150.
(2) Mr. Dale L. Sare, Attorney at Law, 2269 James
Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
(d) The purpose for the proposal is to annex the subject
contiguous property to the STPUD so that the subject facilities and
service areas already in existence will be officially within the
boundaries of the STPUD. Furthermore, this annexation will expand
the STPUD's official boundaries to encompass the watershed area
immediately affecting the present official territory of the STPUD.
It is the policy of the STPUD that facilities servicing the
residents of the STPUD should be whenever practical, within the
boundaries of the STPUD. This policy provides for more efficient
administration of the facilities in existence and the services
provided, and provides a more accurate description of the District
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facilities and service area.
The STPUD may also provide
additional fire-fighting facilities for the remote parts of the
National Forest within the Lake Tahoe watershed.
(e) There are no proposed conditions for the annexation,
other than such conditions as may be recommended by the Local
Agency Formation Commission.
5. The general manager of the South Tahoe Public utility
District is hereby authorized to provide such further and
additional information to the Local Agency Formation Commission as
may be necessary to allow the proper processing of this Resolution
of Application.
This Resolution is approved and adopted on this 7th day of
January, 1993.
AYES: Directors Pierini, Mason, Wallace,
Mosbacher, Onysko
NAYS: None
ABSENTS: None
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LOU PIERINI, Chairman
South Tahoe Public utility District
Board of Directors
ATTEST:
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PAT MAMATH
Clerklsecretary
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CERTIFICATION
I, Robert Baer, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was passed on motion duly made and seconded by the vote reflected
above, at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe
Public utility District this 7th day of January, 1993.
~~l Manager
South Tahoe Public utility District
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EXHIBIT "A"
The proposed territory to be annexed pursuant to Resolution
Number 2573 of the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
utility District is described as:
U.S. Forest Service land, contiguous to the present official
boundaries of the South Tahoe Public utility District,
contained within the jurisdiction of the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management unit of the U.S. Forest Service within the State of
California, and within the Upper Truckee River watershed area.
The area is described further as being a continuation of the
present official boundary of the STPUD up the Upper Truckee
River valley to its point of origin and the East to the state
line between California and the State of Nevada. An
approximate delineation of the proposed territory to be
annexed is hereby incorporated in the attached map of the
subject area.
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